If you watched Question Period during the last five weeks parliament sat in the spring, you didn’t see much of the Prime Minister. When Stephen Harper was around over that stretch, it was anything but smooth sailing. Day after day he faced a tough line of questioning from Tom Mulcair about [Read more]
December 2, 2010 McGuinty Government Supports Governor General’s Vision Of “A Smart And Caring Nation” Canada’s new Governor General, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, paid an official visit to Queen’s Park today. His Excellency was welcomed by [Read more]
December 2, 2010 TAX HAVEN DISCLOSURE HOLIDAY ADDS TO LIST OF GOVERNMENT FUMBLES ON THE ISSUE: HUGHES HUGHESTaxHavenHoliday _ EN (Click to hear MP Carol Hughes) OTTAWA, ON – Canadians hoping that the government will recover some of the billions of dollars lost to offshore tax havens will be [Read more]
From Carol Hughes, Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP Poverty growing among Canada’s seniors as government spends money on spas and limos Ed Broadbent’s final act as leader of the federal NDP was to pass a resolution in the House of Commons to eliminate child poverty by the year 2000. The motion [Read more]
HUGHES CALLS FOR ACTION ON POVERTY: FOOD BANK USE GROWS AS STIMULUS SET TO END OTTAWA, ON – Ontarians are being forced to do more with less and the growth in poverty statistics has been mirrored by a huge increase in the number of people dependant on Food Banks, according to [Read more]
NDP MP Carol Hughes, Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing CONSERVATIVES EMBRACE NDP PLAN TO TAKE HST OFF POPPIES OTTAWA – Just days before the poppy campaign kicks off and Canadians begin to remember the veterans who have made so many sacrifices on their behalf, Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol [Read more]
HUGHES SUPPORTS TAX INCENTIVES FOR NEW GRADUATES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES Image from www.books4exchange.com. OTTAWA – Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP Carol Hughes stood in the House of Commons yesterday to indicate her support for a bill that would provide tax incentives to new college and [Read more]
